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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Djokovic beats Murray in Shanghai after saving five match points


Novak Djokovic saved five match points and was crowned champion of the 1000 Shanghai Masters by beating Andy Murray in the final 5-7, 7-6 (11) 6-3 The Belgrade player needed a marathon three hours and 20 minutes to win the first title in Shanghai after last week won for the third time in Beijing by defeating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The first set was crazy with seven breaks, and smashed a racket when Djokovic dropped serve (6-5) four times furiously hitting the ground.Although this partial relented, then regained the calm to save a match point in the tenth game of the second and four more in the endless subsequent tiebreaker that lasted 20 minutes. A break in the seventh game of the third set, took advantage Serb won the match with Murray visibly affected by cramps in his left leg. The Dunblane saved two match points in the third but his backhand went away from the baseline. The Shanghai is the fifth title of the year "Nole" has won before in the Australia Open, Miami, Toronto and Beijing, and 33 in his career. 

SPACE TRAVEL The last voyage of the "Endeavour"


4700 time circles the Earth now fulfilled the American space shuttle "Endeavour" their last mission - and rolled into the museum. The transport of the giant bird was difficult. Closing the speed of sound, very comfortable walking pace, the shuttle took on his last journey.Admired by thousands of people, it was in Los Angeles from the airport to the California Science Center. There, the U.S. space shuttle by 30 October will be presented to the visitors. In order to facilitate the transport, 400 trees had to be felled along the route. Several power lines were severed, several hundred residents were without power for hours. Planning the transfer took almost a year, after all, the shuttle five stories high, and its wings have a wingspan of 24 meters. The cost of the path of the shuttle will be retired in more than ten million dollars. 
Even transferring to California on the back of a Boeing 747 was spectacular. The youngest starship space shuttle fleet in the U.S. since its maiden flight was in 1992 exactly 299 days in space and put in his 25 missions back more than 185 million kilometers. The end of May last year, finished her final space shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
Shuttles were too expensive
The U.S. space agency NASA has discontinued the shuttle program last year after three decades of the cost. In the coming years, Americans will have no more own way to transport people into space. U.S. astronauts must initially fly with Russian Soyuz to the ISS. The new US-capsule to be operational before 2015.


Malala Yousafzai, a little girl from Pakistan



Syria: Damascus wants a joint security committee with Ankara

Syria wants the creation of a joint security committee with Turkey to monitor the border, said Saturday in a statement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria, in full high fever between Ankara and DamascusSyrian officials have discussed with the Ambassador of Russia, an ally of Damascus, the idea of a "Syrian-Turkish security committee whose task would be to find a mechanism to monitor the border, in accordance with national sovereignty "the two countries, according to the ministry. This proposal comes after a plane line Moscow-Damascus Syrian was stopped Wednesday by Turkey, Ankara ensuring that the aircraft was carrying "ammunition" and military equipment destined for the ministry Syrian Defense.establish a direct communication channel The incident caused an escalation of words between Ankara one hand, and Syria and Russia on the other hand, the latter two have strongly denied the presence of weapons on board the plane. According to the Ministry, the idea of the committee was launched on Wednesday, before the incident, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, who spoke of the need for a "direct communication channel" between Turkey and Syria. "Experience shows that when tensions occur between two neighboring countries, the best way to overcome them is to establish a direct communication channel," Lavrov stated to the press, according to comments transcribed on the site internet of his ministry. "I know that the Syrian side is ready for that. I'm sure that the Turkish side is too. Such a measure will at least eliminate distorted explanations and interpretations (...). We intend to encourage our partners to ensure that it is implemented, "he added.

Movies Islam, Al Qaeda calls for jihad

The leader of Al Qaeda al-Zawahiri has appealed to Muslims to should launch a holy war against the U.S. and Israel for the film blasphemy of Muhammad. In a message posted on jihadist websites, al-Zawahiri has accused Washington of having allowed the production the film under the guise of protecting freedom of expression, "but this freedom does not stop them from torturing Muslim prisoners."

Shanghai,Tennis: Murray beats Federer


Andy Murray has qualified for the third consecutive year for the final Masters 1000 in Shanghai, clearly taking the best Saturday on the world No.1 Roger Federer in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, as was already the case in the final of the Olympic Games. The Columbia has not tasted defeat in Shanghai, where he won the last two years. He will find in the final Novak Djokovic, who had previously left no chance to Czech Tomas Berdych (6-3, 6-4). Murray will play his second final of the year (after Miami) Masters in 1000, the category of those tournaments coming immediately after the Grand Slam. In Florida, he bowed before Djokovic, who will be his sixth final of the year (two wins) in tournaments of this type. The fourth season matchup between Murray and Federer - the Scot was beaten by the Swiss in the final of Wimbledon , but was easily imposed Olympics - did not quite meet expectations.

Three double faults rank
Major difficulty in the service and return, author of 33 unforced errors, Federer was far from his best. This defeat is unwelcome to him, because it will allow Djokovic to take back extra points in the race to replace world No.1. "Breake" entry, the Swiss immediately replied. But a catastrophic service game 2-2, with three consecutive double faults - probably a first in his long career - cost him dearly. Murray, returns and defense still sharp, took the opportunity to take the service and pocketing the first set. Federer was again found in difficulty early in the second set, having to save seven break points on the first game. He came out with a bit of disinformation, claiming the roof closed due to rain. He has not succeeded, but was able to refocus and save putting in. A big waste in return, however, continued to help put pressure on Murray.Scottish and seized a new opportunity, still 2-2. Led 0-40, he lined up five straight points to make a difference. The interruption due to rain and closing the roof before the last game, came too late to save Switzerland. Earlier, Novak Djokovic took place as usual in the final of a Masters 1000, demolishing conscientiously Czech Tomas Berdych in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. He will play his sixth Masters 1000 final this season, as in 2011, the year in which he won five. This year, there are only two victories, Miami and Toronto. It will seek to win the 13th title of his career in a tournament of that class immediately below the Grand Slams. This success Berdych, he has now beaten ten times in eleven matches, earns valuable points to Djokovic in the race to replace world No.1, he plans to return to Federer by the end of year. Semi-finalist in both Shanghai unique appearances (2009, 2010), the World No.2 experienced no difficulty in crossing this time the final level. Relying on a first class service (75% of first serves) since the start of the week, he was untouchable in the first six games of the game, to the point of carrying 5-1. Berdych was then woken up to get a ball to redo his two breaks late. But the Serbian held firm. He then accelerated again early in the third set to take the opponent's service, with opportunism incredible three break materialized in three obtained in the game. Since early October, "Djoko" in full swing: winner in Beijing last Sunday, he just align a seventh straight game without losing a set.
Results of the matches of the tournament Masters 1000 Shanghai, played Saturday
Men's Singles (semifinals):
Andy Murray (GBR/N.3) beat Roger Federer (SUI/N.1) 6-4, 6-4
Novak Djokovic (SRB/N.2) beat Tomas Berdych (CZE/N.4) 6-3, 6-4

Malala Yousafzai miraculously survived, Madonna dedicates song


Skull and injured her shoulder Malala Yousafzai miraculously survived an attack Tuesday by Taliban to release her school in Mingora , the main town in the Swat region in northwestern Pakistan. This young 14 year old girl had become known internationally in 2009, at age 11, on a blog denouncing the BBC the violence committed by the Taliban, who burned girls' schools and murdering their opponents in the Valley Swat, as in the surrounding area since 2007. On Tuesday, the Taliban attempted to assassinate the release of her school, shooting her in the head. Nadia Blétry correspondent Ouest-France in Pakistan, talking about a country "in shock" . Despite the pacification of the Swat Valley, the Taliban continue targeted attacks. But it is the first time they are attacking a child .

Madonna dedicates song


''This song 'for you, Malala''. E 'with these words that the singer Madonna has decided to dedicate his song,' Human nature ', the young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, 14, wounded in the head by the Taliban on his way home from school. According to what we read of 'The Hollywood Reporter', Madonna has admitted that he cried when he heard the news of the girl hit in the Swat Valley, colevole to promote secularism'''' '. Hence the will 'to dedicate a song in concert in Los Angeles and perform under the name Malala written on the back.

Turkey ready to respond in case of violation of its border with Syria

The Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu, warned Saturday that Turkey would retaliate again if another violation of its border with Syria, a shell which killed five Turkish villagers October 3, while the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a reform of the Security Council of the UN. new border violations can take place and we will retaliate without hesitation if we believe that the national security of Turkey is in danger, said Davutoglu Istanbul after meeting with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle. course We hope that Syria will not commit such violations but if she commits Turkey will take all measures to ensure its national security, said Davutoglu, responding questions from journalists.Turkish army responds systematically for ten days every drop of his shell Syrian side of the border. On October 3, a shell killed five civilians Syrian Turkish Akcakale, a Turkish village near the Syrian border. M.Westerwelle reiterated the support of Germany to Turkey, an ally within NATO, calling for moderation.We're on the side of Turkey, but we also call on Turkey to show restraint, he said, according to a German diplomat present at the press briefing. leader of German diplomacy has also approved Wednesday by the interception of Turkey a Syrian airliner from Moscow to check its cargo deemed suspicious. He was morally right for the Turks to do that, he said, adding in response to a question that Germany would have done the same thing. Always Istanbul, the center of intense diplomatic activity Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister, for his part, called for reform of the Security Council of the UN to end the Syrian crisis bottlenecks due to veto used by the Russia and China. Whether to wait and see what will say one or two permanent members (the Security Council), while the fate of Syria is really in danger, said at a conference Erdogan , implicitly referring to Russia and China. Russia, a traditional ally of Damascus, has repeatedly denounced the policy of Western interference and blocked any resolution with China opening the door to coercive measures for the Syrian regime Security Council of the UN. Moscow and Beijing will have a right of veto as permanent members. , it is time to change the structure of international institutions, starting with the Security Council of the UN, said Erdogan, calling for a change representation to a broader, more just and more efficient. The Security Council, by failing to implement an effective policy in relation to the events in Syria, is rapidly losing its legitimacy in the eyes of the oppressed in other regions of the world, he even warned. addition to their bilateral meeting, Mr Westerwelle and Davutoglu both had separate talks on Saturday with the Secretary General of the Arab League, Nabil El-Arabi and international mediator Lakhdar Syria Brahimi. M. Westerwelle also discussed with the head of the Syrian National Council (CNS main Syrian opposition coalition), Abdel Basset Sayda.